Texas
October 15th, 2013
Fresh off of his major endorsement from the Houston Chronicle last week, I sat down again with Bill Frazer, conservative candidate for the City of Houston Controllers Office. As the only certified public accountant in the...
October 14th, 2013
Candidate for Houston CIty Council, At Large Position 3, Michael Kubosh returned to TexasGOPVote to discuss the City of Houstons financial condition and what he would bring to City Council. As an at large member of council,...
October 12th, 2013
An ATF agent, Tom Harm, is being investigated for allegedly using the IRS to target a Kountze, TX pastor, Tony Thornton. Harm, a former IRS agent, was caught on a recording telling Mr. Thornton that he is going to snoop...
October 11th, 2013
Gina Castaneda leader of the Recall Team is gathering the 6,000 signatures necessary to recall San Antonio Councilman Diego Bernal. Councilman Bernal initiated the non-discrimination ordinance that passed with a 8-3 vote by...
October 9th, 2013
It is time for conservatives to stand up in Houston and take control of our citys future. We have an opportunity to add a true conservative to Houstons City Council who also has a proven ability to build a coalition of...
October 7th, 2013
Paxton and Branch Missed Hundreds of Votes in Legislature – Texas Needs a Full Time Attorney General
Texas deserves a full-time, dedicated Attorney General who shows up to work everyday. Candidates Ken Paxton and Dan Branch have missed SEVERAL HUNDRED votes each during their 6 sessions in the Texas Legislature. That shows a...
October 4th, 2013
Another big endorsement for Ken Paxton! In the race for Attorney General, Ken Paxton is the only candidate who has actually been proven as a consistent, trustworthy pro-life leader based on a legislative record spanning...
September 30th, 2013
In Texas, health insurance premiums on the individual market will increase by 53% for young males and 11% for young females under Obamacare.With one day left until a possible government shutdown, we in the House voted again...
September 24th, 2013
Senator Donna Campbell has stirred some debate since her election in November 2012 because of her strong fiscal and social conservatism. She has raised people’s awareness of the issues that need to be addressed in SD25 and...
September 21st, 2013
Human trafficking is a horrible problem in this country. As we have reported many times on TexasGOPVote, Texas is one of the worst places for this issue, and Houston is frequently recognized as the national hub for human...
October 15th, 2013
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today announced the resolution of a civil Medicaid fraud investigation that returns more than $10 million to the State of Texas. Following a lengthy investigation, the Office of...
October 14th, 2013
I recently wrote an article revealing that Texas Attorney General Candidates Ken Paxton and Dan Branch missed several hundred votes each in their past 6 sessions in the Texas Legislature. Missing hundreds of votes is...
October 11th, 2013
Last week at the Clear Lake Tea Party Lieutenant Governor’s candidate debate, Texas State Senator Dan Patrick and Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson exchanged comments about personal finances and retirement pay relating...
October 11th, 2013
Texas Attorney General Candidate Dan Branch upset many conservatives yesterday over something that he retweeted on Twitter. Given the current standstill in Washington, the post from Branch seemed to imply that conservatives...
October 8th, 2013
Houston, TX – The Houston Young Republicans is pleased to be hosting a Mayoral Candidate Forum on October 11th, at S.P. Waltrip High. Confirmed participants include Mayor Annise Parker, Candidate Ben Hall,...
October 4th, 2013
Texas Senator Wendy Davis of filibuster fame announced that she is running for the Texas Governor’s seat that is presently held by our very pro-life Governor Rick Perry. Imagine that, an abortionist in pro-life Texas wants...
September 30th, 2013
Barry Smitherman, Texas Attorney General Candidate, and current chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission, is one of the STRONGEST opponents of abortion I have ever met. He is strongly pro-life and would vigorously defend...
September 27th, 2013
If you want to know what a fiscally conservative leader looks like, look no further than Texas Attorney General Candidate Barry Smitherman. As Chairman of Texas Public Utilities and the Railroad Commission, Barry Smitherman...
September 23rd, 2013
The City of Houston's city elections are coming up quickly. This election gives conservatives an opportunity to send a serious message to Battleground Texas that we are intent on keeping Texas red and will take action to do...
September 20th, 2013
In 2013, Texas Attorney General candidate Barry Smitherman REJECTED a budget increase for his personal government office while candidates Ken Paxton and Dan Branch APPROVED a budget increase for their personal government...